Matt Lawrence

Professor Lawrence is a nice guy and great lecturer. He brings enthusiasm to his classes, which makes the material more engaging. It's clear that cares about the subject. His passion for the topi helps keep students interested. topics, like inequality in America, can be a sensitive subject. Despite that, he does a good job of creating open discussions where students their opinions. He encourages discussions, for different viewpoints to be heard.

Professor Lawrence is a nice guy and great lecturer. He brings enthusiasm to his classes, which makes the material more engaging. It's clear that cares about the subject. His passion for the topi helps keep students interested. topics, like inequality in America, can be a sensitive subject. Despite that, he does a good job of creat …Read more

Professor Lawrence started very useful discussions, and knew the material very well. Each topic was interesting, and he was willing to answer any questions. The three essays were not hard, and included personal experiences. This was a very good class.

As a STEM, non-soci major/minor student, this course had way too many readings that I couldn't do most of the time. This became frustrating for writing the final essay, as the professor requires you to use most of assigned readings as cited evidence. While I appreciated Professor Lawrence's enthusiasm, the content of our discussion started to feel repetitive after a while. My overall experience in this class was not bad, but if you aren't particularly interested in immersing yourself in the discussion of how systematic structures hinder upward mobility for people, then I do not recommend this class. I definitely recommend this class to people interested in education policy, equitable housing policies, changing the 'system,' etc.

As a STEM, non-soci major/minor student, this course had way too many readings that I couldn't do most of the time. This became frustrating for writing the final essay, as the professor requires you to use most of assigned readings as cited evidence. While I appreciated Professor Lawrence's enthusiasm, the content of our discussion s …Read more